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Commonwealth Youth Games team named

DERRON Donaldson, chef de mission for Team Bahamas, said the country can expect the local athletes to perform at their ultimate best as they compete in the Commonwealth Youth Games.During a press conference yesterday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium, D

EDITORIAL: The Emperor is naked and the cupboard is bare

FOR THE first time Bahamians have been told the truth. No matter what they have heard over the years —particularly in the past five years under a PLP government— their Emperor is bare.

Union allies ‘taken aback’ over BTC chief’s departure

Union leaders and key allies were yesterday “taken aback” after the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) confirmed that chief executive Leon Williams is leaving the communications provider.

Abaco bears brunt of power blackouts

ABACO residents, fed up with having to contend with frequent power cuts, have in some cases been without electricity for more than 24 hours at a time over the past several weeks.When contacted for comment, Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) Pres

NPSA All-Stars in Classic

Some of the future players, led by versatile Valencia Gibson and Jeffery Gibson, took the spotlight on Saturday night as the New Providence Softball Association hosted its All-Star Classic.And in a show of appreciation to their performances in the pa

Accounting reform key to restore Govt 'credibility and trust'

The Government must urgently move to an accrual-based accounting system to regain “credibility and trust” in its Budget projections, a governance reformer said yesterday.Robert Myers, a principal with the Organisation for Responsible Governance (ORG)

Roberts: Why spend money on trip but not on Independence celebrations?

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday unfavourably contrasted the Minnis administration’s budget cut for the recent independence celebrations with the cost of a trip a government delegation took to Grenada for the Caribbean Co

Leave Montagu Beach & Park alone

THE desire to create greater visitor experiences and boost the local economy by opening new entrepreneurial opportunities is a worthy goal and has its rightful place in the planning and zoning of islands like New Providence that welcome millions of cruise and stayover guests a year. But that rightful place is not Montagu Beach.

After wrong turn, Chad Albury wins the Cycling Nationals

CHRIS Curry didn’t have time to celebrate his first thrill of victory as a Bahamas Cycling Federation National Independence champion when it was all turned into an agony of defeat after a protest revealed that he inadvertently took a wrong turn on th

IDB bans companies for fraud and corruption

THE Inter-American Development Bank has sanctioned ten Bahamian entities for fraudulent and collusive practices, barring those companies and individuals from participating in IDB-financed contracts as well as other linked international organisations.

Board appointments to be finishing 'within two weeks'

DAYS after reports suggested the Minnis administration were nearing a finalised list of government board appointments, Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest said yesterday aspects of the appointments were still being discussed and are now expected

Govt to make $234m binge 'near impossible'

The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday pledged that the Government’s planned Fiscal Responsibility legislation will make it “near impossible” to repeat its predecessor’s $234 million pre-election deficit spending binge.K P Turnquest, sticking by his $50

Miller-Uibo and Gardiner are victorious in 400m

Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner continue their stellar seasons on the professional circuit and are positioning themselves as strong contenders in the 400m at the IAAF World Championships in August.Both national record holders ran to first pla

'FNM criticised in opposition- but slow with appointments'

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday criticised the Minnis administration for its failure to complete government board appointments before the start of the fiscal year.In an interview with The Tribune, Mr Roberts said Prime Mi

"Two face court over gunpoint robbery"

A MAN appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday accused of being the suspect behind a shooting that occurred more than 18 months ago.Wendell Rolle, 23, of Strachan’s Corner stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt facing a charge of murder

Chamber chief: 'We don't want ghosts of Baha Mar past'

Fears of new Baha Mar construction delays are particularly ill-timed, the Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive yesterday warning: “We don’t want that ghost haunting us again.”

'Inexcusable' 10-week break without tabling a single bill

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has said it is “inexcusable” for the Free National Movement to “take a 10-week vacation” without tabling “one single bill in Parliament.”At the PLP’s Eastern Region Service of Thanksgiving on Friday

Bahamas Minister urgesCaribbean trade linkages

A Bahamian Cabinet minister called for more regional co-operation on trade during the final leg of JAMPRO’s Caribbean Market Mission in the Bahamas.Thirteen Jamaican companies promoted their products for export to the Bahamas on one of JAMPRO’s large

RESULTS: Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championships

Girls 13-14 800 LC Metre Free 1, MacPhail, Anya I, BSC, 9:58.49. 2, Eneas, GiGi S, DSC-BA, 10:35.88. 3, Albury, Kaliyah G, BSC, 10:58.47. 4, Trotman, Jazmine M, SWIFT-BA, 11:05.61. 5, Mortimer, Madison H, ORCA, 11:19.54. 6, Albury, Taylor T, Abaco S

Sears backs Cooper on PLP views

FORMER Attorney General Alfred Sears applauded Exuma and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper’s recent frank reflections on the Progressive Liberal Party’s loss yesterday while former State Minister for National Security Keith Bell said he disagreed with those remarks.

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